$10,000 LOTTO WINNER GOES BEGGING IN GRAVENHURST TILL JUNE 29

GRAVENHURST — Here we go again.

And we don’t mean Game 7 of the NBA Finals — thankfully that’s over and We The North are champions.

No, it’s another missed opportunity (Ed. Note: there you go again, Game 5?).

After a large winning ticket in Bracebridge went a year without being claimed, it’s the same story here in Gravenhurst.

And the one-year clock is ticking down toward a buzzer beater in two weeks.

The winning numbers from the Friday, June 29, 2018 ENCORE – LOTTO MAX draw were 9 – 1 – 5 – 4 – 4 – 3 – 2.

And someone in the Gateway town has that golden ducat worth $10,000 smackers.

Out there in a purse, pocket, drawer, glove box, lunch box or God knows where else, you may optimistically be sitting on enough money to buy a ticket to a 2020 Raptors NBA Finals game.

Or at least a championship T-shirt.

According to OLG officials, in a news release Friday, players must have matched the first six of the seven ENCORE numbers in exact order to win the $10,000 prize. Players have one year from the original draw date to claim their prize.

The owner(s) of this ticket should fill in the back portion, sign it and contact the OLG Prize Centre at 20 Dundas Street West in Toronto before 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.

If you find the winning ticket, the OLG Prize Centre is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., unless Saturday is a statutory holiday or if there is a statutory holiday on the preceding Friday or the following Monday.

Winners of up to $250,000 also have the convenience of dropping off winning tickets for processing at participating gaming sites. Please call the OLG Support Centre 1-800-387-0098 for more details or a list of locations.

Information about this and other unclaimed tickets is available by visiting the Unclaimed Tickets page on OLG.ca.

OLG reminds players that they can check their tickets for winners in a number of convenient ways:

Check the winning numbers on OLG.ca.

Use the OLG Lottery App on your mobile device. Scan the ticket barcode and wait for the message to appear on the screen.

Use the easy self-serve Ticket Checker at your lottery terminal retailer. Simply insert the ticket, barcode side up, and wait for the message to appear on the Ticket Checker’s screen.

Sign up on OLG.ca for winning numbers to be emailed to you.

Call our WIN! Line at 416-870-8946 (Toronto area) or toll free at 1-866-891-8946 (outside Toronto area).

Pick up a winning numbers printout from your lottery terminal retailer.

Sign your ticket and ask a lottery retailer to check it for you.